🔥 China Trends Tracker — Weibo + Baidu + Toutiao

Aggregate real-time trending topics from China's top 3 platforms: Weibo Hot Search, Baidu Hot, Toutiao Hot Board. Returns topic, rank, score, source URL. For PR agencies, brand-monitoring teams, marketing analysts tracking what's hot in mainland China.

💻 Code Example — Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("nexgendata/china-trends-tracker").call(run_input={
  "sources": [
    "weibo",
    "baidu",
    "toutiao"
  ]
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

🌐 Code Example — cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~china-trends-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sources": ["weibo", "baidu", "toutiao"]}'

❓ FAQ

Q: How do I get started? Sign up at apify.com, grab your API token from Settings → Integrations, and run the actor via the Apify console, API, Python SDK, or any integration (Zapier, Make.com, n8n).

Q: What's the typical cost per run? See pricing below. Most runs finish under $0.20 for typical batches.

Q: Is this actor maintained? Yes. NexGenData maintains 170+ Apify actors and ships updates regularly. Bug reports via the Apify console issues tab get responses within 24 hours.

Q: Can I use the output commercially? Yes — you own the output data. Check the source's Terms of Service for any restrictions on the underlying data.

💰 Pricing

• Actor Start: $0.005 per run
• Trend: $0.012 per trend

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• Bilibili Video Search & Metadata
• Hacker News Scraper
• Reddit Brand Monitor

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💻 Code Example — Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("nexgendata/china-trends-tracker").call(run_input={
    # Fill in the input shape from the actor's input_schema
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

🌐 Code Example — cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~china-trends-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ /* input schema */ }'

❓ FAQ

Q: How do I get started? Sign up at apify.com, grab your API token from Settings → Integrations, and run the actor via the Apify console, API, Python SDK, or any integration (Zapier, Make.com, n8n).

Q: What's the typical cost per run? See the pricing section below. Most runs finish under $0.10 for typical batches.

Q: Is this actor maintained? Yes. NexGenData maintains 165+ Apify actors and ships updates regularly. Bug reports via the Apify console issues tab get responses within 24 hours.

Q: Can I use the output commercially? Yes — you own the output data. Check the target site's Terms of Service for any usage restrictions on the scraped content itself.

Q: How do I handle rate limits? Apify manages concurrency and retries automatically. For very large batches (10K+ items), run multiple smaller jobs in parallel instead of one mega-job for better reliability.

💰 Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for what you actually extract.

• Actor Start: $0.0001
• result: $0.0050

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• Hacker News Scraper
• Google Maps Lead Scraper
• SEC EDGAR Scraper

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Why China Trends Tracker Beats NewRank, Brandwatch, Meltwater & Manual Hot-Topic Pages

Feature	NexGenData China Trends Tracker	NewRank / NewWhale	Brandwatch	Meltwater	Manual hot-topic browsing
Cost	Pay-per-result, no seats	¥$$$$/year	$800-3000 / month	$$$$ enterprise	Free (slow, breaks)
Sources	Weibo + Baidu + Toutiao (multi)	Multi-platform (paid tier)	Multi-platform aggregator	Multi-platform aggregator	DIY per source
Hot-search rank + delta	Yes — structured	Yes	Limited	Limited	Visible
Engagement / heat scores	Yes	Yes	Aggregated	Aggregated	Visible
Bulk export	JSON / CSV / Excel	CSV (plan-gated)	Plan-gated	Plan-gated	Manual
Multi-source single call	Yes	Plan-gated	Yes (paid)	Yes	DIY per source
API access	Apify REST + SDKs	Paid plan	Enterprise	Enterprise	None
Auth required	Apify token	Account + plan	Account + plan	Account + plan	None
Monthly minimum	None	¥$$$$	$800+	$$$$	None

Most China audience-intel + brand-monitoring teams pick this actor instead of NewRank because NewRank's per-platform pricing stacks fast across Weibo + Baidu + Toutiao + Douyin; this actor unifies all three in one schedule-able call. Cheaper than Brandwatch / Meltwater for the China-specific slice and a drop-in alternative to scraping three separate hot-topic pages yourself. The output is one flat JSON table — multi-source ranks side-by-side.

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